Marijuana’s risks have been down played more and more over the last years, but one risk can be death if you mix it with Alcohol. Individuals who like the Marijuana for various reasons tend to minimize the negatives. Human nature does that. I like to eat cake so the calories aren’t that big of deal. I like to drive fast, but I am a good driver so it okay. Many examples could be given. But Marijuana and death is rarely considered. The problem as I see it relates to people forgetting one of the major “true” medical uses for Marijuana which is nausea control. When people go through chemotherapy a typical side effect is nausea and vomiting. Marijuana help with that which is great for them, but mix it with alcohol not so great. Simply put the reason people vomit when they have had too much to drink is that the body recognizes it is being poisoned and it gets rid of the poison by vomiting. Good job body. But people who use Marijuana and Alcohol together risk fatal poisoning. The brain may not be able to trigger the vomiting response that will save you. Alcohol essentially disrupts the brain’s ability to send signals. The more Alcohol the more disruption. At some point the signal to breath and to tell your heart to beat gets disrupted. This invariably will lead to death. So it is important for people to realize that any mind altering substance has some danger, but mixing Marijuana and Alcohol can be deadly.
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